About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1093
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30111
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-11-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gleisdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Bernard N. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Davis, Edward O. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Dessart, Walter K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Gibson, John N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Green, Robert L. | F/O | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Helm, Thomas J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Kirsch, Roy H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Massone, Anthony J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Pugh, Clark J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Stewart, William T. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00009.html)